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Title: Africae descriptio
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Scale bar at bottom right is in German miles., The map is crisply engraved and decorated with title set in strapwork cartouche at bottom left. Map depicts a sea monster south of Madagascar, and a sea battle off the coast of C. Negro., Latitude and longitude coordinates are given on all four sides of the map. Details drawn from Richard L. Betz, The mapping of Africa : a cartobibliography of printed maps of the African continent to 1700. 't Goy-Houten : Hes & de Graaf, c2007, p. 211-213., Probably extracted from the Atlas minor (Gerhard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius) Amsterodami: Iudoci Hondij. Arnhemi, 1607., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19732

Title: Southern Africa
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: An American edition was issued by Inskeep and Bradford in 1815 (see NOR 0186a)., London. Cadell and Davies, Strand, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme
Identifier: islandora:25739

Title: Vue et Description du Cap de Bonne Esperance
Subject: Africa - Cape of Good Hope
Description: Two views of the Cape. Inset: Le fort des Hollandois au Cap du Bonne Esperance. Top right: Tom. VI, No. 17, Pag. 74., Paris. Chatelain, Henri Abraham; Gueudeville, Nicolas, ca. 1654-ca. 1721.
Identifier: islandora:25221

Title: Guinea
Subject: Western Africa
Description: The cartouche contains an oval-shapped title surrounded by angels. Interior contains small animals and towns. A partial compass rose radiates rhumb lines. Calligraphy appears similar to Blaeu., London. Ogilby, John, 1600-1676
Identifier: islandora:25320

Title: Africa
Subject: Africa
Description: Similar to Abraham Ortelius map of Africa. Includes a scroll-type cartouche, with a lion's head on the lower border. Sea monsters and sailing vessels occupy the stippled sea., Spain. Solis, Hermando de
Identifier: islandora:25237

Title: Africa
Subject: Africa -- Maps.
Description: Includes colour-coded legend indicating British, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and other possessions., Relief shown by hachures., Text on top right of map: "Stieler's Schul-Atlas No. XVIII.", Restored and hinged between acid free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19742

Title: North Africa or Barbary I: Marocco
Subject: Northern Africa
Description: Inset: Plan of the City of Marocco; Keyed references., London. Baldwin & Cradock
Identifier: islandora:25614

Title: Lower Egypt and the adjacent deserts, with a part of Palestine; to which has been added the Nomenclature of the Roman age
Subject: Africa - Egypt
Description: Numerous notes., London. Wyld, James, 1812-1887
Identifier: islandora:25731

Title: German East Africa. Mpápua
Subject: Mpwapwa Region (Tanzania) -- Maps., German East Africa -- Maps.
Description: Map showing towns, villages, international boundaries, railways, roads, tracks, telegraph lines, post and telegraph offices, heights in metres above sea level, mission stations, ruins, and "Mbuga" ("Low Country, often swampy in rainy season") in the Mpápua area., Relief shown by form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Grid reference: GDE., Index no.: D5.
Identifier: islandora:24788

Title: Africa ... sic describente
Subject: Africa
Description: Four-sheet folio map. Atlas first issued in 1660. "The map appears upside down, as was the custom with other Italian cartographers.", Rome. Nicolosio, Joanne Baptista, 1610-1670
Identifier: islandora:25339

Title: Impero del Monomotapa e Stati Vicini
Subject: Southeast Africa
Description: The coastline illustrates many Portuguese settlements. Silver and gold mines are shown.
Identifier: islandora:25252

Title: Map of the Eastern Frontier of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope
Subject: Eastern Africa
Description: First published in 1836 by John Arrowsmith of London. "This map provides a great deal of historical and geographical information regarding the important part of the Cape Colony which was the scene of nine frontier wars between the Cape government and the Xhosa tribe." Inset shows 'Statistical notes 1833'. Dedicated to Sir Benjamin D'Urban., London. Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750-1823
Identifier: islandora:25463

Title: German East Africa. Kalula
Subject: German East Africa -- Maps.
Description: 2nd ed. (Railway rev.)., Map showing towns, villages, international boundaries, railways, roads, tracks, telegraph lines, post and telegraph offices, heights in metres above sea level, mission stations, ruins, and "Mbuga" ("Low Country, often swampy in rainy season") in the Kalula area., Relief shown by form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Map does not have additional reference grid., Index no.: D3.
Identifier: islandora:24775

Title: South Africa Compiled from the M.S. Maps in the Colonial Office
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: Insets of Environs of the Cape district, District of George, Environs of Graham-Town and Cape-Town., London. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Identifier: islandora:25313

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